This scoping review presents an overview of existing research about children's
representation in child protection decision-making and identifies the knowledge gaps …

Despite recent federal policy changes related to improving the quality of legal representation
afforded youth in foster care, few empirical studies have examined the topic. This exploratory …

Despite the importance of legal representation to foster youth, few studies have examined
perceptions related to this representation. This study investigated foster parent (N= 792) …

Children and adolescents need spiritual nurturing and teaching to instill biblical worldview
and to make possible the development of lifelong spiritual formation. Informal learning as an …

This doctoral study collected and analyzed the narratives of four adult professionals who
work to reduce truancy in school-age children grades K-12. Truancy is a complex issue that …

Multisystem youth, or youth involved with the juvenile court and child welfare systems, are a
high-need population about which research is still-emerging. These youth tend to …

The experiences of a child in the foster care system rely heavily on the preparedness of the
foster parent. For decades, researchers and practitioners have written about the challenges …